Technolust versus creative design: some implications of ´intelligent´ products for design

The increase in technological power available to designers and engineers as a result of advances in ´intelligent´ product technology provides new challenges to all involved. This is particularly important within the cultural dimension of design, where more can be said about a product than just that it works well from a technological, financial, ergonomic, and marketing point of view. This paper outlines salient issues from the viewpoint of a member of the Chartered Society of Designers.<>